Question

You are in charge of buying food for your family reunion. You spend $90 on

hamburgers and turkey burgers. You pay $15 for 3 hamburgers and $12 for 4 turkey
4
burgers. Let x be the number of hamburgers and y be the number of turkey burgers.
Write an equation in standard form that represents the relationship above.

Answer 1

Equation would be 5x+3y=90 where x is the number of burgers and y is number of turkey burgers.

Explanation:

3 hamburgers = $15

1 hamburger = $5

4 turkey burgers = $12

so, 1 turkey burger = $3

Now,

5x+3y = 90